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RNZ News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Regional Wrap on the Waikanae River
books arts 26 minutes ago This week for our Regional Wrap on Culture 101 we visit the beautiful Waikanae River on the Kapiti Coast, and the settlements on its banks of Waikanae and Otaihanga. These are two of the locations for a brand new book festival being held on the 9th and 10th of August called Bookmark Kapiti. We're joined on the line by its founder in Waikanae Kirsten La Harivel, a writer and producer who works at Waikanae's Mahara Gallery. Tags: To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
The Independent
25-06-2025
- Business
- The Independent
Book festival receives £300,000 to continue programme for schoolchildren
The Scottish Government has given a leading book festival £300,000 to continue its programme for schoolchildren. Edinburgh International Book Festival is set to host more than 60 in-person and remote events this year for youngsters, with the Government funding set to support the programme for the next three years. As well as funding support, the cash will also help with travel costs for attendees and provide free tickets to those unable to afford them. Business minister Richard Lochhead said: 'The Edinburgh International Book Festival is one the country's most significant cultural institutions. 'Its schools programme has been crucial in fostering literacy and cultural engagement among young people, with thousands of pupils benefiting annually from free events and resources. 'This funding secures those benefits for young readers across Edinburgh, helping schools that might otherwise struggle with travel costs, and ensuring they have the same opportunity to take part in one of the world's leading literary festivals.' Festival director Jenny Niven said the event's programme for a children is a 'cornerstone of what we do'. She added: ' Publishing for children and young people has never been more vibrant, and the benefits of reading never better evidenced. 'The festival is perfectly positioned to help children engage with the amazing range and breadth of stories around them, to support teachers to use books imaginatively and creatively in learning, and to supply older kids with the tools to think critically, and learn to evaluate the deluge of info around them. 'This aspect of what we do is vital, and we're delighted to have specific public funding support to develop this work further in the coming years. 'We've identified the cost of transport as a key barrier to a wider cohort of schools joining us in August, and are committed to maintaining free access for as many children as possible. 'We're delighted that the Scottish Government's increased support for festivals has delivered public funding to develop this work further in the coming years, and we look forward to widening our reach across Scotland and exploring further the digital potential of what we do.'
The Sun
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Win a copy of A Novel Murder by E.C. Nevin in this week's Fabulous book competition
THIS deliciously fun cosy-crime novel is perfect weekend reading. When author Jane Hepburn arrives at the Killer Lines book festival, she knows it's her chance to get her book noticed. But then she stumbles upon the body of reviled literary agent Carrie Marks and finds herself playing detective for real. . . 10 lucky Fabulous readers will win a copy of this new novel in this week's book competition. To win a copy, enter using the form below by 11:59pm on June 28, 2025. For full terms and conditions, click here.
The Independent
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Aye Write festival to return in November
The Aye Write book festival is to return in full in November after a programme of pop-up events last year following funding issues. This year's festival will take place across 11 days from Thursday November 6 until Sunday November 16 as the event celebrates its 20th anniversary. Wee Write, a book festival entirely for children and young people, will return in March 2026. Last year's festival was cancelled after Creative Scotland turned down its bid for funding. However, a series of pop-up events was held, boosted by a £65,000 donation from a charitable foundation set up by late EuroMillions winner Colin Weir. This year, Glasgow Life was awarded £262,500 from Creative Scotland's 2025-28 Multi-Year Fund for the delivery of Aye Write in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Bailie Annette Christie, chairwoman of Glasgow Life, said: 'We're really looking forward to the return of Aye Write this year and marking an incredible 20 years of Glasgow's much-loved celebration of books, storytelling, and the love of reading. 'We are grateful to Creative Scotland for their support and our festival team is busy planning an inspiring and diverse programme of pop-up and festival events. 'We can't wait to welcome readers, writers and book lovers back to Aye Write over the coming months and during November.' In the lead-up to this year's Aye Write, the festival will host a series of pop-up events again, the first of which will be Liam McIlvanney in conversation with Scottish literature expert Dr Valentina Bold. He will be discussing his new psychological thriller The Good Father in the event at the Mitchell Library on Thursday July 31. Tickets for this event are on sale now and available from The wider programme for Aye Write 2025 as well as ticket and venue information will be unveiled in the coming months.
CBS News
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Vendors from Baltimore's disastrous viral book festival are creating their own event
After taking part in what's been described as the Fyre Festival for books, Maryland book vendors are putting together one of their own. Romantasy in the Valley is scheduled for 2026, but Amber Hodgson and Matt Hodgson are trying to do as much work now to prevent a repeat of the A Million Lives Book Festival, and help the authors and vendors who participated in the event that turned into a flop.. This is on top of other support that's already been in the works for the authors and vendors who took part in AML. Turning a negative into a positive The A Million Lives Book Festival became a viral sensation after authors, vendors, and attendees started posting about it nearly two weeks ago. Archer Management, the festival's organizer, promised authors and vendors hundreds of attendees, but the event instead drew maybe a little more than 100 over two days. Archer has apologized and promised refunds. The Hodgsons had a table for their business, Bookish Signs and More. Their business works with authors to make special editions of books, as well as works with other businesses that create book boxes. They took a financial hit participating in AML, but the loss didn't deter them from wanting to put on another, better festival. "Between our backgrounds and her connections -- the authors and people she knew -- I knew we could make a positive from a negative," Matt Hodgson said. "That was always the goal, to turn this around." So, Romantasy in the Valley was born. There's already a date for it, July 25, 2026, and the Embassy Suites location in Hunt Valley will be the venue. Amber Hodgson wanted to be very transparent in the planning process, posting updates on social media almost daily. Any author and vendor who participated in AML has first dibs to take part in Romantasy. For the Hodgsons, it's all about making it right for them. "We just wanted to redo the event. If we make money, that's great, but [if we don't], that was a risk that we were in a fortunate position to take on. That we wanted to do," Amber Hodgson said. Authors and vendors interested in participating in Romantasy have until June 1 to submit an application. You can find that here. Other support for AML authors and vendors Atlas Creed, a DMV-based author who also had a table at AML, created a one-stop webpage that shows every author and vendor who participated in AML. The webpage was put on a website he had already created as a resource for authors. The webpage has been shared widely since its creation. "It just seemed like the right thing to do to try and help them recoup some of their losses," Creed said. "By using resources that I already have, and I can just extend upon."
